Arkansas politicians opposed to medical marijuana will now make the rules for its rollout
What a difference one election can make.
The approval of a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana and Donald Trump’s surprise White House win weren’t just two of the biggest political stories in Arkansas. They also upended the agenda for the upcoming legislative session and are likely to dominate Arkansas’ politics in 2017.
From establishing the first medical pot program in the Bible Belt to the future of a hybrid Medicaid expansion program covering thousands, the state faces plenty of questions in the new year.
Here’s a look at some of the issues and challenges to face the state in the next year:
Medical marijuana
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the majority of the state Legislature and Arkansas’ other top elected officials campaigned vigorously against a plan to allow certain patients to use medical marijuana for their ailments, and the success of that program’s launch now depends on those same officials. There’s a...
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